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msdorkgirl(11)

I've uploaded my first batch of photos taken for this project, but I do need to indicate size and scale as suggested in this discussion thread. I'll probably do a couple each time and tweak as I go along.

At the very least, this will help me establish my own database and keep my mind/time occupied for at least 6 months :)

Today, I'll be uploading information about:
1) About Face (Orange with Reverse)
2) Wild Blue Yonder (Fushia with yellow center)
3) Summer Love (Classic Yellow)

Here is a link that might be useful: About Face Pictures

This post was edited by msdorkgirl on Sat, Dec 13, 14 at 12:08

    Bookmark   December 13, 2014 at 11:48AM
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roseseek

Perfect! Thank you! So often we forget the plant itself has to also be attractive. Though many flower over a very long period, there are times when they aren't "colorful". And, there are roses which are just as pleasing as green plants as they are scented, color. Thank you! Kim

    Bookmark   December 13, 2014 at 6:29PM
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seil zone 6b MI

It looks lovely on HMF but sadly it's not available in the States.

    Bookmark   December 13, 2014 at 1:33PM
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mad_gallica(zone 5 - eastern New York)

Snow is all the roses should need. It also has the great advantage that when a thaw comes, it automatically removes itself, so wet, cold stuff isn't around the roses to encourage fungal problems.

If you live in an area where temperatures below 20 without snow are practically unknown (like where I live) fancy cages are a lot more trouble than they are worth.

    Bookmark   December 13, 2014 at 11:48AM
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seil zone 6b MI

Michael and Mad are both right, snow is the best insulator there is for a rose. However, if you want to protect the existing canes from wind damage you can still put the cages with the covers over them without disturbing the snow cover. The snow will protect the graft at the bottom and the cage will protect the upper canes. It's not fool proof but it can help.

    Bookmark   December 13, 2014 at 1:29PM
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These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things. Raindrops on Carding Mill . . .
Posted by Sow_what? Southern California Inland December 1, 2014
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Sow_what? Southern California Inland

By the way Ingrid, looking at the interior photo you posted -- your color sense is so spot on. If you use those same instincts to create the new garden at the sunny side of your home, it will be beautiful.

jannike

    Bookmark   December 13, 2014 at 6:48AM
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Marlorena(Z8-9 England)

All very nice...lovely photos everyone...and it's nice to see inside someone's home occasionally.... and not a television in sight...

    Bookmark   December 13, 2014 at 11:05AM
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sara_ann-z6bok

Jackie, I am so glad that you, Beth and others are getting the much needed rain!

    Bookmark   December 8, 2014 at 8:29AM
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MiGreenThumb

I am so glad you folks are finally getting your desperately needed rainfall!
I saw on the Weather Channel that it's quite the Low Pressure system.
Unfortunately, I'm sure there will be severe landslides in some areas.
Happy gardening!

Steven

    Bookmark   December 12, 2014 at 9:29PM
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seil zone 6b MI

Best white HT with a strong fragrance i can think of is Pope John Paul II.

    Bookmark   December 11, 2014 at 5:46PM
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kstrong(10 So Cal)

PJP II does not get that far open here. My guess would be Garden Party.

    Bookmark   December 12, 2014 at 3:06PM
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iris_gal(z9 CA)

Sorry I have no pic of this combo. 'Royal Sunset' climber with 'Chicago Peace'. Scrumptous. The full-bodied soft orange of R.S. with the rose-pinks and apricoty tones of C.P. are truly made for one another.

    Bookmark   December 10, 2014 at 7:16PM
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amandahugg(SS19 CA)

Remember, there are no Color Police. Plant it the way you like it. If you don't like it, you can change it. It's your garden to 'paint' so enjoy.

    Bookmark   December 11, 2014 at 5:09PM
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kingcobbtx9b

I would suggest you try looking at Lady Banks roses. Banksia being the species name. They grow like crazy in just about anywhere in Texas. They do only bloom in the spring though.

    Bookmark   December 9, 2014 at 3:30PM
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ffff(Calif. 9)

Amandahugg:
"Bur Bayse's Blueberry is a horrible hybrid. Why would you allow horrible hybrids even though they flower 90% more during the season and don't consume 90% of your garden?"

With the drought going on, and no fertilizer being applied, my Blueberry barely bloomed in May, and not at all after, but my R. palustris was in bloom until last week. Disregarding rootstocks, 67% of my species roses have some sort of repeat in garden conditions, but only about 60% of my horrible hybrids ever rebloom. I have California climate helping me, but still, I don't think the contrast is quite as stark as all that. :-P

    Bookmark   December 10, 2014 at 10:24PM
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23

great poem, bluegirl!!!!!

lark ascending, there are any number of roses that might be, the camera is extremely far from the flowers to make an exact ID.

    Bookmark   December 10, 2014 at 8:29PM
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catsrose(VA 6)

I have a Zephy on Dr Huey. When the Dr first appeared, I was horrified and was about to whack off the sucker. But he looked so handsome with Zephy's pink that I decided to wait until they had finished blooming. Four years later, they are still doing their spring dance. They also blackspot and defoliate together, but by the time that happens, the hydrangea in front of them has leafed out and redirects the eye of the beholder.

    Bookmark   December 10, 2014 at 10:20PM
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kingcobbtx9b

Thanks. In all honesty the roses weren't that hard to move. Except for the Lady Banks. The Vitex(Chaste Tree), bottlebush, Gardenias, and the Lady Banks about killed me though.

I would actually say the majority of my roses aren't modern. I have a few, but the majority are old or at least old style (David Austin).

I am glad Love Song didn't die on me, it literally took about 10 months of removing suckers. Of course I had let two big suckers grow for about 9 months before I realized they were suckers and not Love song.

    Bookmark   December 10, 2014 at 11:56AM
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Michaela .:. thegarden@902 .:. (Zone 5b - Iowa)

Your rose bed looks gorgeous! I hope you continue to take pictures as they mature and keep blooming. Gosh I miss summer.

Michaela

    Bookmark   December 10, 2014 at 2:04PM
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kingcobbtx9b

a close up, this was a week old bloom that had some heavy rains.

    Bookmark   December 9, 2014 at 3:43PM
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SueKelly

Thanks Kingcobb, that is a lovely rose...reminds me of Diamond Jubilee which I have. I'm looking for an intense yellow/lemon...it's going between Outback Hero and City of Goulburn....one intense orange tones and the other pale orange/yellowy pink, so the colour needs to be homogenous to create the right effect. With all of the above suggestions I'm sure I'll get there in the end.

    Bookmark   December 9, 2014 at 9:24PM
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Joe Moose, Zone 9A

I write about a uke-playing moose and his band, so when I was asked to put a name, I chose the character.

Also, I like moose. :D

    Bookmark   December 8, 2014 at 1:13AM
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redwolfdoc_z5(5)

This thread is so much fun!

JoeMoose, can you give us some titles? Moose: Alces alces. ;)

Ingrid - once upon a time I wrote a 400+ page dissertation on the red wolf. One of the great things about being a grad student in such a small field as zoo-based conservation biology is that your work is cutting edge. I was part of the species recovery planning group for the red wolf for three years running. I had several opportunities to be near/around/in contact with actual red wolves in the breeding program. Other species too. I always felt extremely privileged to be a part of that work. Of course, I also am intimately familiar with less appealing aspects of animal care (i.e. cleaning up after them), but even that made me feel lucky. Funny thing about red wolves - in reality they're not that rare. Species distinctions within the dog family are very difficult to tease out, as wolves by nature range over large areas and most North American species can interbreed. Differences get fuzzy. Although the red wolf is extremely rare in the US (all current animals are descended from a group of just 14 founders), there is a large population of "Eastern grey wolves" near where I live in Canada that have been shown to be genetically indistinguishable from red wolves. The reason they aren't listed as red wolves (Canis rufus) or part of the breeding program is completely arbitrary in terms of nature: different governments, different laws, different conservation programs. It's ridiculous that species management must fall within political boundaries, but there you have it. In fact, it can be argued that species distinctions in general are naught but a human construct...

Sorry for the long lecture. I do go on a bit - I'm a mite excitable about these things. I do the same to my non-gardener friends about gardening. And yes, my garden spreadsheets include scientific names. :)

Aqua Eyes, I'd bet you're still cute. ;)

    Bookmark   December 8, 2014 at 9:55PM
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ratdogheads(5b NH)

I have grown Moondance for years. It's one of my favorite roses. Almost never without blooms, the color is outstanding, it's rain tolerant, the blooms last a long time and remain fresh looking. Also a well balanced and attractive shrub as floris go. Until last winter it was over 5' tall and had always been one of my better winter survivors. Unfortunately, like most of my roses, it got hit hard by a spring thaw-freeze cycle and died back to the ground. By the end of the summer it was up to about 3'. Gosh I love this rose, I'm so happy it came back.

Anyhow, everything black-spots in my garden. Our climate is very humid and so I spray with Honor Guard. Even with spraying you can see which roses are more susceptible to BS; Moondance is about average.

(typo edit)

This post was edited by ratdogheads on Mon, Dec 8, 14 at 19:21

    Bookmark   December 8, 2014 at 7:19PM
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marcindy(z5b, Indianapolis, IN)

That's really helpful to know. I have grown Iceberg in the past and it does get BS bad for me. I try not to spray at all, and am fine with some less than perfect foliage. Though this bed is in a highly visible area, which means I may break down and spray to keep things looking somewhat neat. On the other hand, if a rose is really susceptible to BS it wouldn't make sense to put it smack out front for all the world to see its nakedness.

Gosh, I hadn't counted on 5' tall in our zone... I guess I can still grow it, but it just moved more to the end of the bed, closer the 6' tall viburnum shrub. Thank for that info, ratdoghead!

    Bookmark   December 8, 2014 at 7:51PM
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toronto.and.brisbane(CAN/US 5 or 6)

ps: let me know if you want me to remove that photo because it is so large ..... it might slow down this thread.

this link might help with file sizes: (i'm still trying to figure it out).

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/photo/msg0215473631213.html

this photo (again please tell me to remove) was reduced in PAINT to 19.9 kb, I reduced the horizontal pixels to 200 and maintained aspect ratio.

i'm not sure how this helps you because we're probably not using the same programs...so first of all which program are you using?

I think according to that link using photobucket is helpful so you can re size before you post.

hmm edit ...I just saw the photo in the preview and I have the same problem as you seem to have....

when I view it on my computer the photo is at least half that size ... 1.5 inches x 1 inch.... but very sharp and clear.... now it is 5 times the size and blurry.

    Bookmark   December 7, 2014 at 10:25AM
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msdorkgirl(11)

Hehe, I'm kind of glad I'm not the only one who has issues wit the posting of clear pictures :)

Thank you for looking that info on the leaves for me .. but bronze tipped young leaves they are not so maybe something is wrong with it. There's some buds that came along with the new growth so I'm going to wait and see if there's a difference in one of the old blooms versus a bloom from the slimy leaves.

    Bookmark   December 8, 2014 at 5:37PM
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anh3012

It's gorgeous. I love it very much.

    Bookmark   December 8, 2014 at 12:56AM
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boncrow66

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous 'Nuff said.

    Bookmark   December 8, 2014 at 11:02AM
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